Attendance is required at both rehearsal and commencement unless the graduate has notified the Registrar in writing that his/her degree will be received in absentia. If you have any questions, please email registrar@asburyseminary.edu.
Caps and Gowns
Caps and gowns will be distributed at the Asbury Seminary Bookstore beginning Monday, May 5, 2014. The bookstore hours are 9am-5pm, Monday through Friday. If you indicated on your graduation application that you will be attending the ceremony, rental academic attire is required and was ordered for you based on the information supplied on your graduation application. The academic attire rental fee will be payable to the bookstore upon pick up of the rental regalia or the fee may be placed on student accounts at the time of pick up. The cap, gown, and hood rental is $69.95 plus tax for all graduates. The bookstore will be open on Graduation Day, 9am-5:30pm and closed during the ceremony. Following graduation, please return caps, gowns, and hoods to the Seminary bookstore before 5:30pm. To ensure proper record keeping, be certain your name is checked off the returned list before leaving. A $20 daily fee will be charged to your student account until the regalia is returned. If there are any questions, please contact the bookstore at 859.858.4242 or ats.bookstore@asburyseminary.edu.
Commencement Childcare
Commencement childcare reservations must be made by Wednesday, May 21. Childcare is provided for children of graduates and is limited to children age six and younger. To register, email family.formation@asburyseminary.edu with children’s names and ages. Preregistered children may be taken to the Sherman Thomas Student Center childcare area one hour before commencement begins and should be picked up immediately after the ceremonies have concluded.
Diplomas
Actual diplomas will not be in your folders at commencement. When all grades are entered and records are cleared, degrees will be posted to transcripts and diplomas mailed. Please allow four to six weeks processing time from the end of the term in which you graduate. Please be sure to provide the Registrar’s Office with a current address.
Grades
Grades will be posted as soon as they are submitted and may be accessed through oneATS. Grades will not be released over the phone or by fax. Official transcripts can be requested by logging into oneATS and going to AIS > Student (or Alumni) > Order Official Transcript. Transcripts can also be requested in person at the Office of the Registrar on the Kentucky Campus or at the Student Services office on the Florida Dunnam Campus. Official transcripts may be requested in advance and held until degree is posted.
Photographs
Individual professional photographs will be taken of graduates while shaking hands with the president and receiving diploma covers. Proofs will be available on the photographer’s website. Further instructions will be given at rehearsal.
Information Services
Seminary graduates will automatically be transitioned to the Alumni version of oneATS and retain their Seminary email addresses. The ATLAS library database will continue to be offered as a resource for research needs. Please contact information.commons@ asburyseminary.edu if you have any questions.
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Spring Graduation Events Kentucky Campus, May 12–24, 2014